The Intrepid serves as home base for annual Fleet Week celebration (photo by twi-ny/mdr)
Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum
Pier 86, 12th Ave. & 46th St.
May 26 – June 1
Admission: adults $22, children three to seventeen $17
www.intrepidmuseum.org
All ashore that’s going ashore! The Navy, Army, and Coast Guard sail into New York Harbor today for the annual Fleet Week celebration, a week of special activities based at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum on the far West Side. The festivities get under way this morning with the Parade of Ships and continue with pier displays from the American Red Cross, the Air Force Global Strike Command, the FDNY, and many others. There will be tours of Army Boat Vessel LSV-1, demonstrations by the Coast Guard Search & Rescue team, competitions including the tug of war and inflatable jousting, the Memorial Day flyover and Three Volley Salute, a Broadway showcase hosted by the ladies of LEND ME A TENOR, and live performances by the Northeast Navy Show Band, the West Point Band, the Rockettes, Miss Babs & the Kickin’ Boogie Band, and Reckon So, and much more.